Baroness Chakrabarti to ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to give greater priority to those with well-founded human rights claims in the immigration system.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)

Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to ban the secondary market in driving tests.  To be answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Department for Transport)

Baroness Sater to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase in National Insurance contributions on the charity sector. To be answered by Baroness Twycross (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Baroness Pitkeathley to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to develop a longterm workforce plan for adult social care, similar to the NHS workforce plan.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the provision of health services in prisons.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)

Lord Bruce of Bennachie to ask His Majesty’s Government what are their main strategic objectives for developing closer diplomatic relationships with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, in terms of aid, trade, investment or cultural exchange.  To be answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty’s Government, following Historic England’s publication of the latest Heritage at Risk Register, what plans they have to ensure adequate support for listed historic buildings.  To be answered by Baroness Twycross (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent political parties, and activities to promote political parties, from receiving funding from outside of the United Kingdom, and whether they plan to grant additional powers to the Electoral Commission in this regard.  To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Baroness Keeley to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the value to state school pupils of school visits to theatres, museums and galleries, and of the value of a creative education for all pupils.  To be answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Department for Education)

Baroness Hazarika to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to tackle court backlogs, and whether they have considered reducing trial by jury.  To be answered by Lord Ponsonby (Ministry of Justice)

Baroness Rawlings to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cutting of undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea in November 2024.  Minister to be confirmed.

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for online safety posed by small, high-risk online platforms, such as 8Chan.  To be answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard to ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to reform the Independent Commission on Reconciliation and Information Recovery to strengthen its independence, powers and accountability.  To be answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Northern Ireland Office)